TABLE 2.
Means (M), SD, Mann–Whitney tests and p values and effect sizes for participants' scores on the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC) and the Empathy Accuracy Task‐Revised (EAT‐R)
| Eating disorder sample N | Eating disorder sample mean (SD) | Healthy controls sample N | Healthy controlsample mean (SD) | Statistic test (W) | p | Rank‐Biserial correlation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASC—total score | 70 | 31.63 (6.15) | 66 | 35.41 (2.91) | 3,446 | <.001* | 0.35 |
| MASC accuracy of emotional mental states | 70 | 12.16 (2.60) | 66 | 13.92 (1.63) | 3,578.5 | <.001* | .39 |
| MASC accuracy of cognitive mental states | 70 | 19.33 (4.16) | 66 | 21.59 (2.30) | 3,296.5 | .003* | .29 |
| MASC Hypermentalization score | 70 | 5.73 (2.70) | 66 | 4.09 (1.70) | 1,604.5 | <.001* | −.37 |
| MASC Hypomentalization score | 70 | 4.94 (3.05) | 66 | 3.58 (1.98) | 2,034 | .003* | −.21 |
|
EAT‐R Emotion identification |
67 | .37 (.20) | 64 | .43 (.13) | 2,735 | .328 | .09 |
|
EAT‐R Affect sharing |
66 | .27 (.20) | 64 | .28 (.23) | 2,549 | .726 | .03 |
|
EAT‐R Classical empathy |
66 | .52 (.31) | 64 | .56 (.28) | 2,710 | .309 | .10 |
*
Significant findings following Bonferroni's correction.